One of my skills, developed over the years (especially the last five) at All Saints, has been guiding, mentoring and encouraging music staff members through the doctoral programs at the USC School of Music. There are many reasons that I chose to stop with a master’s degree, all of which were confirmed through these processes! >
The idea of a Sunday morning liturgy with no words spoken was an outgrowth of an idea that a parishioner had when Szymon Grab was first hired and gave a mini-recital for a group of major donors. The parishioner suggested to Ed Bacon that we could do with a lot less speaking at our services >
Canterbury and Coventry choirs join the “Symphony of a Thousand" conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
No exaggeration. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
The LA Philharmonic had scheduled all of the Mahler Symphonies to be performed during the 2011-2012 season. Symphony No. 8 requires a chorus of 800 and an orchestra of 200. It was the job of LA Master Chorale Director Grant Gershon to assemble and prepare those 800 >
Elizabeth Lenti accepted the position of Associate Organist at the Cathedral in Cleveland and a teaching position at the Cleveland Institute of Music, beginning in the fall of 2011. I had learned a few things about running a search, through the processing of hiring Elizabeth in 2004-2005.
We advertised the Associate Organist-Choirmaster position that summer >
